Housing and Regeneration Bill

Amendment No. 49A comes from the same thinking as that of my noble friend, and would amend Clause 6 half way down the third page. I propose that the powers to bring about the more effective use of land are referred to as specific. I suggest adding, "““by the use of the powers specifically set out in this Chapter””." At least two of the terms in the clause are quite wide, although I am less concerned about this one than the other one. What is more effective is a matter of judgment. I am not clear what the criteria are for assessing what is more or less effective in this context. I hope that the Government can assure us that the powers that the HCA will have to rely on are specific, and that we can read Clause 6 as an introduction to the more specific powers that the HCA will have rather than as something which the HCA could rely on without having regard to the detail of the powers that are set out in much more precise fashion.